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UFC light heavyweight Ryan Bader explains why he took the fight with Rampage Jackson at UFC 144, how his training is going and what a win over Rampage would mean for his career.

Bader currently sits at +205 for the fight. There’s a lot of nostalgia for Rampage fighting in Japan, and Bader lost 2 straight fights before knocking out Jason Brilz at UFC 139 in November.

But if Rampage comes into this fight out of shape and doesn’t take care of Bader early on, it could be trouble for the MMA legend. Bader could then land takedowns and work on Rampage from there. That’s Bader’s best hope, as Rampage has not been KO’d since 2005.

Still, I like Rampage to get the win here, although I’m not a fan of playing guys that are -295 and aren’t necessarily full-time fighters anymore. My advice is to stay away from this one, but take Rampage if you feel the jones to make a bet.